Tzonis, Leonidas

Leonidas Tzonis is Professor of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer at Hellenic American University. He also leads executive and vocational training programs at the Hellenic American Union. Dr. Tzonis holds a Ph.D. from the Newcastle Business School, UK , an M.Sc. in Finance and Investment, a PG Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Durham, and a B.Sc. in Economics and Business Finance from Brunel University. He was a full-time member of the Business School Faculty at Durham University, a visiting lecturer at the Singapore Institute of Management, and a distance learning tutor for SOAS (University of London). As a consultant he works with firms in Greece, Northern Africa and Central Asia. He is a founding member and sits on the Board of Directors of International Educational Consulting Ltd and was co-founder and vice-president of the International University of Libya, the first English-speaking fully accredited higher education institution in the country.

Research Interests

His research interests include mergers and acquisitions, behavioral finance, and corporate financial decisions.

Giannakis, Damian

Damianos Giannakis holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. He has extensive business experience including 29 years of work in marketing and sales managerial positions. At Hellenic American University, he has been a full-time faculty member since 2004, having served in various administrative positions in parallel to his academic workload. He is a full-time faculty member and teaches in the BSBA and MBA programs.

His research interests include Relationship Marketing, Human Resource Management, Business Partnering, Social Marketing.

Siachou, Evangelia

Evangelia Siachou holds a Ph.D. in the field of Knowledge Management from Athens University of Economics and Business, a M.Sc. in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in International and European Studies from Panteion University of Athens. Her past work experience settings include the Strategic Planning Department of ATHOC (Olympic Games) as well as in the Human Resource Department of CDE under the aegis of European Commission in Brussels. Her research work has been presented at various conferences including the Strategic Management Society, the European Academy of Management, the European Conference on Knowledge Management. She has several years experience teaching Human Resources and Management courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Additionally, she has specialized in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. She joined the faculty of Hellenic American University in 2010 as an Assistant Professor of Management and currently serves as the Director of General Education Program.

Research Interests

Evangelia’s research interests include knowledge transfer and acquisition, business model innovation, and ambidexterity.

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